Clinical Nurse Specialist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

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The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a dynamic Nurse to join the Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist service at the Paul Sykes Centre. The post emphasizes service development, innovation and improving patient outcomes in urology cancers, working with the CNS team and MDT to meet national cancer strategies and local priorities.

The successful candidate will lead quality improvements, identify areas for change, implement evidence-based practices, and evaluate outcomes to ensure high

Competenze

• Qualified nurse with experience in oncology or urology nursing.

Mansioni

• Support the implementation, delivery, and evaluation of patient care within the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide high standards of nursing care and patient education.
• Conduct audits and quality improvement activities.
• Contribute to development of the service in collaboration with MDT colleagues.
• Maintain a safe, effective clinical environment and comply with policies and PPE requirements.
• Be flexible to work across wards, departments or community settings as required.
• Stock ordering and stock taking.

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Main duties of the job

The role requires an organised, proactive individual who is confident working independently and under supervision, and who is committed to maintaining the highest standards of care. The jobholder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide highly specialised nursing advice and care to adults diagnosed with penile cancers as well as cover the andrology service.The job holder will contribute to the development of the speciality service in collaboration with the wider MDT as well as contributing to the strategic direction of nursing within the Trust.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Contact

For questions about this job, contact:

Victoria Washington/Toseka Navqi

[e-mail] / [e-mail]

01132069248

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a dynamic, motivated and forward thinking Nurse to join the Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) service based at the Paul Sykes Centre. This is a unique role for an experienced nurse with a passion for service development, innovation and improving outcomes for patients with urology cancers. The post holder will work collaboratively with the CNS team, multidisciplinary colleagues and key stakeholders across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to support and deliver key service improvement projects aligned with national cancer strategies and local priorities.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving forward quality improvement initiatives as well as identifying areas for improvement, implementing evidence-based changes, and evaluating outcomes to ensure high standards of patient-centred care. The individual will have excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills, alongside a strong clinical background in oncology or urology nursing

This role also includes contributing to structured teaching programmes, developing patient information resources, and promoting best practice across the multidisciplinary team to enhance knowledge and consistency of care within urology services.

What you will bring to the role

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, delivery, and evaluation of patient care within the multidisciplinary team.
• Implement nurse and patient education
• Conduct Audit work
• Ensure effective communication and seamless care coordination across the cancer pathway.
• Development of service
• Maintain a safe, effective clinical environment that promotes high standards of patient care.
• Act on own initiative within defined competency boundaries to achieve planned outcomes.
• Practice in accordance with Trust policies, guidelines, professional standards, and statutory requirements.
• Work flexibly across ward, clinical department, or community settings as required.
• Comply with PPE requirements appropriate to the clinical setting, including prolonged use of face masks where necessary.
• Stock ordering and stock taking

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:

Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Notice

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.